troublesome

trouble +‎ -some

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹʌbəlsəm/, /ˈtɹʌbl̩səm/

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• Rhymes: -ʌbəlsəm

troublesome (comparative more troublesome, superlative most troublesome)

1. Causing trouble or anxiety

   Synonyms: vexatious, burdensome, wearisome

   The computer has been very troublesome for me. It never works when I need to use it.

   • 2022 June 15, Christian Wolmar, “What do the railways need and how can we fulfil that need?”, in RAIL, number 959, page 45:

     The problem is that the likes of Shapps and his boss Boris Johnson are eager for a fight with the unions. They are being deliberately provocative, so they can portray railway workers as 'troublesome trots'.

• See also Thesaurus:annoying

• untroublesome
• nontroublesome